Red currents, gooseberries and a plum tree

My neighbour is selling her house.  She doesn't know where she will land permanently and so I have offered up my yard as a spot to move all her beloved plants in the interim.

Last summer we lost our massive box elder (manitoba maple) that has provided our entire backyard with a beautiful shade canopy for 20 years. I have done much greiving over losing that tree.  On the other side of the coin, I now have a backyard with full sun... and I am looking forward to seeing it transformed over the coming years into a garden full of plants that you can use for dying textiles and a pollinator's refuge. I never turn down a plant that will give me a chance to harvest some food too.

So here is Nadie and her friend Rene who offered to help move the bushes/trees.  I wished I could join them for the activities, but alas, I had to my "office work" so could only observe from my window.

Hopefully the bushes have been moved early enough in the season that they will still want to fruit this year.